Core Repository Maintenance QA Engineer
New Yesterday
•Deep understanding of Flutter framework architecture, best practices, and contribution guidelines.
•Manual and automated testing, performance benchmarking, regression testing on iOS and Android.
•Proficiency with GitHub workflows, issue tracking, and pull request management.
•Advanced problem-solving and debugging in a distributed ecosystem.
•Familiarity with Flutter's style guide and tree hygiene standards.
•Ability to include tests in PRs.
•Experience with building, running, and testing the Wonderous app.
•Experience with Flutter app creation and module embedding.
•Experience testing Flutter platform integration features (text input, web view, video player, mobile ads).
•Experience running tests against Xcode beta releases, Android Studio RC releases, iOS version releases, and Android OS releases.
•Ability to adjust manual QA processes.
Roles & Responsibilities
•Flutter Bug Fixing and Pull Request Submission:
•Identify and fix high-value issues in the open-source Flutter framework repository.
•Select issues for fixing in consultation with Customer POC, focusing on small scope and high customer value.
•Provide input on issue candidates based on expertise, feasibility, and value.
•Submit pull requests (PRs) resolving selected issues, meeting Flutter standards for code contributions, style guide, and tree hygiene.
•Include tests in PRs to demonstrate correct behavior.
•Respond to code reviews within 2 business days or less.
•Merge changes and close issues with appropriate commentary.
•Flutter Issue and Pull Request Triage:
•Triage GitHub issues and PRs for `flutter/flutter` and other mutually agreed-upon repositories.
•Assign GitHub labels per Flutter issue label standard, determining relevant labels by reading problems and requesting clarifying information.
•Attempt to reproduce issues reported on Flutter's master and stable channels.
•Close duplicate new entries.
•Label 95% of new issues within 1 business day (SLO).
•Label existing backlog when not meeting the SLO.
•Escalate urgent GitHub issues to the Flutter core team by marking with `[P0]` label within 1 business day.
•Mar k stale issues for automatic closure or close manually if bot fails.
•Provide weekly status on triage efforts and highlight interesting issues.
•Participate in regular reviews to adhere to SLO, revise SLO, and optimize triage process.
•(Secondary Priority) Aid in pull request triage: indicate spelling mistakes/obvious coding errors, ensure tests are provided for new functionality, label PRs for secondary triage, solicit and act on feedback from the Flutter open-source community.
•Flutter Quality Assurance and Release Management:
•Execute a test plan including application testing, accessibility evaluations, performance benchmarking, and regression testing.
•Weekly Main Branch Testing: Run tests on Flutter main branch (latest green build) weekly on 4 physical devices (iOS high-end/low-end, Android high-end/low-end).
•Build, run, and test the Wonderous app (tap-through, TalkBack/VoiceOver navigation, performance testing using DevTools with FPS, Janks, Shader compilations, and reporting >10% variations, running on Android emulator/iOS Simulator).
•Test Flutter app creation and module embedding (create/run new app, inject basic counter module into native Android/iOS apps).
•Test platform integration features (text input, web view, video player, mobile ads, verify rendering, rotation functionality, performance, touch events, text input).
•Xcode beta release (up to twice a month): Run weekly main branch tests against new Xcode beta release, also testing Flutter Beta and Stable branches.
•Android Studio RC release (up to once a month): Run weekly main branch tests against new Android Studio RC, modifying `minSdkVersion` and testing Flutter Beta and Stable branches.
•iOS version release (up to twice a month): Run weekly main branch tests against new iOS version, also testing Flutter Beta and Stable branches.
•Android OS release (up to once a month): Run weekly main branch tests against new Android OS version, also testing Flutter Beta and Stable branches.
•Manual QA Process Adjustments: Change manual QA test processes to catch specific regressions undetected by automated testing and existing manual QA, when new automated tests are infeasible.
Salary Range: $75,000-$94,000 a year
- Location:
- Cincinnati